It’s a transfer that no one saw coming and yet, at 34, Lionel Messi left FC Barcelona, 17 years after his professional debut in the same club. If everyone hoped that the pulga (the chip in Spanish) would end his career in Catalonia, the leaders decided otherwise and after heartbreaking farewells, the best footballer in the world had to pack his bags for Paris. A total change of scenery for the husband of Antonela Roccuzzo, who discovers a new team, a new stadium and a new culture. In the City of Light, Leo is watched by the whole world and every action, every gesture is commented on.
For the time being, we cannot say that he is having his best season, even if there has been better lately. Unfortunately, during the match against Real Madrid by Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi missed a crucial penalty for his team. A failure that caused a lot of talk in the specialized media and according to information from Le Parisien, the Argentinian does not appreciate at all the criticisms he can read in the French press. According to our colleagues, he would have spoken about it with “several influential executives” of the Parisian locker room, complaining ofmedia treatment that he considers unfair to him.
He still wants to stay next year.
Very reserved and of a casino nature, the father of three boys would even have some doubts about the nature of the criticisms made to him. According to information from Le Parisien, he thinks these critics are trying to target people other than him, without anyone really knowing who… Despite this problem with the treatment reserved for him in the media, the daily suggests that Lionel Messi sees himself staying in Paris next season. Good news for the player’s fans and Parisian supporters in view of Kylian Mbappé leaving the club.
Revealing a trait of his personality that we still knew little about, Lionel Messi therefore seems very sensitive to criticism against him and the attitude of French journalists does not seem to suit him…
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